Garment holder



@' 9, 1936. G. c HOFFMAN GARMENT HOLDER Original Filed April 28, 1934 Graver C 1 103 /W ATTORNEY Patented June 9, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application April 28,

1934, Serial No. 722,932

Renewed October 2, 1935 1 Claim.

The purpose of this invention is to provide an improvement in garment holders of the type adapted to hold hats and coats in a motor vehicle, or the like, wherein a clip supporting the device, and which may also be used to hold a coat, may be permanently attached, and the hat holding portion adapted to be removed from said clip when not in use.

The invention is a garment holder having a clip adapted to be held by screws to the inner surface of the wall of an automobile body and adjacent the top thereof, in which the clip is formed with a depending hook for a coat hanger and also provided with sockets in which the ends of a resilient hat holding member, in the form of a loop, may be held.

Many devices have been provided for this purpose, however, substantially all of these devices are permanently attached so that it is a simple matter to provide a spring in the attaching means, whereas to make the hat holding loop removable, it is essential that a spring be provided in the loop or between the loop and the attaching means. It is desirable to remove the hat holding loop when it is not in use, because the loop will rub against the under side of the top of the vehicle, and the continual rubbing marks the surfacing material. Providing a removable hat holding loop also makes it possible to use the device without the objection of having a member projecting into the vehicle when not in use, and as the clip, which is permanently attached, is comparatively small and also as this clip may be of the same color as the vehicle, it will hardly be noticed, and therefore it is not objectionable when the hat holding element is removed therefrom. These devices are generally complicated and in most cases special hooks are provided for holding a coat, or the like, whereas applicant has provided a coat holding hook on the lower end of the attaching clip and has formed a hook of the same piece of material, so that it is believed that the most simple construction is thereby obtained.

The object of the invention is, therefore, to provide a garment holder for holding hats and coats in motor vehicles in which the hat holding element is formed with a spring therein and is removable from the attaching means.

Another object is to form a coat hanger or a hook on the attaching means and of the same material.

A further object is to provide a garment holder for motor vehicles, or the like, which is made of only two pieces of material.

With these ends in view the invention embodies 5 a plate having a hook extending downward therefrom with vertical cylindrical sockets at the sides and having openings thru which the plate may be secured to a-surface by screws, and a wire hook with downwardly extending ends adapt- 10 ed to be placed in the sockets of the plate and having coil springs between the loop and ends.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing a section thru a portion of a motor vehicle with the device installed therein and with a hat and coat held thereby.

Figure 2 is a view showing a side elevation of the device, with the free position indicated by dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the device.

Figure 4 is a view showing the front of the clip.

In the drawing the device is shown as it may be made wherein numeral l indicates the clip or base, numeral 2 a hat holding loop, and numeral 3 a hook upon which a coat, or the like, may be hung.

The clip i may be made as shown in Figure 4 with a plate 4 in which the edges are rolled to form sockets 5 and 6, and holes 1 are provided in the intermediate portion of the plate thru which screws may be placed to attach the clip to an object. The lower edge of the plate extends downward, forming a hook 8, which may be used to hold coats, or the like, and it will be understood that this hook may be of any shape or design and may be formed in any manner. It will also be understood that it may be located at any other point or points on the plate, and may also be formed from the plate by any other means. The sockets 5 and 6 are shown and described as being rolled at the edges of the plate, however, it will be understood that these may also be formed in any other manner, and any other means may be provided from or on the plate for holding the ends of the loop 2.

The loop 2 is formed of a comparatively thin wire with outwardly extending ends 9 and Ill, in which coils II and I2 are formed, and the ends beyond the coils are bent downward, forming vertical members [3, and these members are inserted in the sockets 5 and 6, as shown in Figure 2, so that the loop 2 may readily be held in these 55 sockets and may also be readily removed therefrom. It will also be understood that the loop 2 may be of any other shape or design and may be provided with any other means for resiliently holding it upward and also any other means may be provided for holding the loop to the side of a motor vehicle body, or to any object.

It will be understood that other changes may be made in the device without departing from the spirit of the invention. Qne of which changes may be in the use of other means removably attached to the clip I for supporting a hat, another may be in the use of the device for supporting other objects, and still another may be in the use of other supporting means for holding any objects desired. It will also be understood that as many of these devices may be used in combination, and as many as may be desired may be used in a motor vehicle, and they may be located at any point or points in the motor vehicle.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoing description. In use the device may be provided as a separate and independent attachment, and the clip may readily be attached by placing screws thru the holes therein, and these screws may be screwed into the material forming the inner surface of the upper part of the body of the vehicle. With the clip in place, the ends of the loop 2 may readily be inserted in the sockets 5 and 6, and it will be noted that the loop may readily be removed and replaced, as desired. When it is desired to place a hat therein, the loop is held downward with one hand while the hat is placed therein in an inverted position, and as the loop is released it will hold the hat against the under surface of the top of the vehicle, as shown in Figure l. The hat will, therefore, be firmly held so that it will remain in place and jarring or the like will not remove it or cause it to drop or fall out of the holding means. Coats, or the like, may also be hung upon the hook extending downward from the clip, and the clip or clips may be located in the vehicle so that the coats and hats will not be positioned where they will be objectionable to persons riding therein. It

will be noted that, as the ends of the loop are shaped to form coil springs, the loop, in itself, will be resiliently held upward to positively hold a hat. It will also be noted that, as the entire device is formed of only two pieces of material, it is very simple and inexpensive and, as it is neat and comparatively small, it would not be objectionable in the best automobiles.

u The holder is normally provided with the loop 2 extending upward, as indicated by the dotted lines, which is the free position, however when it is installed with the clip in the upper corner of a car body the ceiling will hold the loop downward as shown'in full lines in Figure 2, so that an upward pressure will be provided to securely hold a hat therein.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

As an article of manufacture, a hat holding bracket of the type adapted to hold a hat in an inverted position against the ceiling of an automobile body, comprising an elliptical shaped wire loop with ends of the respective sides extending at one end and having coil springs in said ends and positioned below the plane of said loop, the extreme ends of said end members also extending downward below the plane of said loop and at an angle greater than from said plane; and in combination therewith, receiving means for the downwardly extending extreme ends of the said end members comprising tubular sockets open at their upper ends, and a bracket in which said sockets are formed, said bracket adapted to be secured to the inner surface of a wall of a motor vehicle and spaced a suflicient distance from the ceiling thereof to permit removal of said downwardly extending end members, said bracket and loop formed to resiliently hold the loop against the ceiling when in the free position, and said coil springs permitting said loop to be drawn downward to receive a hat and also to permit a hat to be removed therefrom. 

